Amsterdam is linked to
the EuroCity rail network. There are hardly any direct connections to
German cities, you have to change trains at least once. There are good
offers on the well equipped rail system within the Netherlands if you
buy a special ticket allowing you to travel the length and breadth of
the country for a limited period.The larger travel agents will be able
to provide you with information. Amsterdam International Station (CS) is
located in the centre of the city right next door to the Amsterdam
Tourist Office VVV (see information). You can get trams and buses from
the stops in front of the station building to almost every district in
the city. This is also where the taxi drivers wait for customers – but
beware: the Amsterdam "cabbies" do not have the best
reputation, they will often take a circuitous route or charge false
rates.

Schiphol airport is about
10 km outside the city with a local train link every 15 minutes during
the day and hourly at night to Central Station (CS = Centraal Station),
a ticket costs € 3 to 4,50 Euro and the journey time is approx. 20 minutes.
The station in the airport is underground and linked to the terminal
building by a pedestrian tunnel. The airline KLM also offers a bus
transfer, for € 7 euro you can get to all the big Amsterdam
hotels. Schiphol taxis charge € 35 Euro for a journey into the city
centre.

Your car should have a
nationality sticker if you drive to the Netherlands. You must keep to
the speed limits: 50 km/h in built-up areas, 70 km/h on country roads
and 100 km/h on motorways!In the
centre of Amsterdam parking places are few and far between and stiff
penalties await anyone who parks their car in the wrong place. It is
better to park your car at the edge of the city and take public
transport into the city centre. Park and ride car parks with connections
to the bus or underground can be found in Gaasperplas, Diemen-Zuid, Bijlmer,
Buikslotermeerplein and Flevoparkbad. Please take care if carrying out
tricky parking maneouvres next to a canal! The Dutch automobile
association ANWB can be contacted in case of breakdown (Tel : 08000888)
and provides information on the traffic situation (Tel : 0900 96 22 ).